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The purpose of the Staunton Military Academy(SMA) Alumni Foundation, Inc.(The Foundation) is not only to serve alumni and preserve the traditions and memories of the former Staunton Military Academy but also educational, scientific and charitable.In furtherance of these purposes, The Foundation shall solicit and receive contributions to maintain a museum which houses the artifacts and historical documents and publications of the former Staunton Military Academy and to establish and fund academic scholarships for students involved in military and non - military programs sponsored by academically accredited schools, academies, institutes, colleges and universities.

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SMA History

SMA Alumni

The Corps of Cadets provided the spirit of SMA. This Esprit De Corps exhibited itself everyday. It was present at athletic events, where the voices of the Corps raised together in rumbling cheers. It shown forth at the formal retreat parades held every Sunday as the uniforms shined in the sun while the cadets marched in perfect formations with the drum-line beating and flags flying.

In total, from 1884 until 1976, over 19,000 cadets wore the uniform of SMA.

SMA Legacy Fund Project

The vision of the SMA Legacy Fund is to preserve in perpetuity the legacy of Staunton Military Academy, its core values of “Truth, Duty and Honor” and its heritage.

While the doors of SMA closed in 1976, “The Hill” and the legacy of SMA lives on through the combined efforts of the SMA Alumni Foundation and Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership (VWIL), at Mary Baldwin University.

The long gray line of SMA alumni gets shorter every year. Surviving alumni are encouraged to make every effort help build appropriate endowments to sustain our Legacy long after the final SMA cadet passes away. This is the only way to ensure the values of Truth, Duty, and Honor that Staunton Military Academy stood for – will survive.

Collection of items related to the history of SMA. Contains: Ads (1884-1930), catalogs, panorama of SMA campus & Corps of Cadets. postcards, and 16 yearbooks including the first (1906) and last printed (1975).

The SMAAF office is physically located within the SMA-VWIL Museum on the campus of MBU in the old SMA Supply Room beneath the asphalt parking lot. Look for the sign and take the steps down near the former North Barracks for the museum entrance. Click here for campus:MAP